Fit Mommy is Back with a Brand New Adventure

OK, sorry for the Marky Mark reference, but after a very long hiatus I have FINALLY decided to resume my blogging because I enjoyed it so much. I realized when I did blog I was holding myself really accountable. And since I have decided to embark on a new adventure ( more about that later), I need to be 100% accountable!

I have not been as diligent with hitting the weights in the gym and it shows. I am softer and jigglier, neither of which are words I think should describe a Fit Mommy's figure! I also have been a TOTAL slacker on my eating - I easily eat half the fries from my kids plates.....EVERY time they have fries, I eat their leftover sugary cereal (which thankfully we only allow them to have once a week), every rule I had blogged about in the past I have broke. And been breaking for awhile.....

Sooooo, enter the new adventure!! A group of girls at my gym have been training for a fitness competition for the past 8 or 9 weeks with an awesome trainer from the gym, who I like to call Coach Y (as in Y oh Y did I think this was a good idea!!). I didn't have time 8 or 9 weeks ago for the diet, the workouts, etc. because of a job I had then, but I have secretly (very secretly) ALWAYS wanted to compete in a fitness competition. I pour over M&F HERS, Oxygen and Fitness Rx for Women magazines like they are classic novels I let myself get lost in. I admire (and covet) their determination, discipline, hard work and their slammin' BODIES! So, when I quit the job I sent Coach Y an email saying that the NEXT competition (if she did train another group of women) i was down for. She told me "We have 9 weeks until this one, let's do this". and I (*gulp*) said "OKAY!"

Wow, 9 weeks to train for a fitness competition, start weight training over from scratch since I have not done that in MONTHS, completely revamping my eating habits from ZERO to HERO overnight - now you understand "Coach, Y oh Y did I think this was a good idea???" Well, I am on Day 10 and I can say I have not had ONE cheat meal, I have done cardio 8 of the last 9 days and weight training 7 of the last 9. Today I am up with the roosters to hit the treadmill before the kiddos and hubby wake up and then later meet as a group at the gym for a weight session. This isn't easy, but not as hard as I thought, and it is large in part because I am a very competitive person!!! (FINALLY it comes in handy and isn't a detriment!)

So follow me as I blog about my progress - we get our measurements (hopefully) today and since I just had mine taken a week and a half ago I don't expect huge changes, but I will post it all here, as well as my diet and workouts. Show is April 28th, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Here we go!

Your in Fitness,

One Fit Mommy